From the Thames to St James' Road

The lower part of the Hogsmill River from the Thames to Berrylands Station.

We start our journey on the Thames. In my photo, we see Queen Elizabeth II's barge, newly built, with an old boat in the foreground.

The Clattern Bridge

Next we see the ancient Clattern Bridge. The name is a
corruption of the old word Clatteryngbrugge, refering to the noise made by horses passing across. The
old bridge carries the
pavement and road traffic is carried by a modern construction. The bridge dates from the 13th Century and has well outlived the builder's fifty-year guarantee.

St James' Road

St James' Road used to be the most interesting part of
Kingston
town centre. The road bridge and a small block of buildings is all that remains of this part of old Kingston.